| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working both sides |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing one (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced inner sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid contaminated |1.8 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Outer A frame bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Outer A frame bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Wheel nut|s| missing on 4 wheels |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously obscured affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |